A Social Media Intervention for Promoting Oral Health Behaviors in Adolescents: A Non-Randomized Pilot Clinical Trial.
A Social Media Intervention for Promoting Oral Health Behaviors in Adolescents: A Non-Randomized Pilot Clinical Trial.
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10.3390/oral3020018
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2023-06
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Drake DR
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Calderon SJ;Comnick CL;Villhauer A;Marshall T;Dahl JU;Banas JA;Drake DR
口腔卫生不良和过量饮用苏打水是美国青少年全身健康问题的主要驱动因素。这项非随机试点临床试验的重点是健康短信系统和基于智能手机的干预对青少年刷牙行为和饮食选择的影响，方便样本为94名12至14岁的参与者。一组75名参与者同意使用刷牙应用程序，并收到了健康短信;另一组15人同意使用刷牙应用程序，但没有收到健康短信。在每次实验之前和结束时直接收集唾液标本;评估研究期间唾液中致龋细菌存在的变化，并与人口统计学和行为变量进行比较。在短信组中，5%的参与者增加了每天刷牙的频率。在非干预组中，29%的参与者增加了每日刷牙的频率。两组的总唾液细菌和总链球菌均减少（p < 0.001），但致龋变形链球菌的存在没有变化。提高青少年的口腔健康行为意识导致口腔卫生和饮食选择的边际至中度改善，以及唾液细菌总数的减少。
Poor oral hygiene and excessive consumption of soda are among the main drivers of systemic health issues in adolescents in the United States. This non-randomized pilot clinical trial focused on the effects of a health text message system and smartphone-based intervention on adolescent tooth-brushing behavior and dietary choices, with a convenience sample of 94 participants aged 12 to 14 years old. A group of 75 participants agreed to use a tooth-brushing app and received a health text message; the other group of 15 agreed to use the tooth-brushing app, but did not receive a health text message. Saliva specimens were collected directly before and at the end of each experiment; changes in the salivary presence of cariogenic bacteria over the duration of the study were evaluated and compared with the demographics and behavioral variables. Within the text message group, 5% of participants increased the frequency of daily tooth brushing. Within the non-intervention group, 29% of participants increased the frequency of their daily tooth brushing. There were reductions in the total salivary bacteria and total streptococci in both groups (p < 0.001), but no change in the presence of cariogenic Mutans streptococci. Raising adolescents’ consciousness of oral health behavior resulted in marginal to moderate improvements to oral hygiene and dietary choices, as well as reductions in total salivary bacteria.